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I recall reading the definition of the Italian Cuisine as "Cooking with whatever you have at hand" somewhere. Their stuff is good because they use top quality i
by mrtksn 5y ago
I recall reading the definition of the Italian Cuisine as "Cooking with whatever you have at hand" somewhere. Their stuff is good because they use top quality ingredients, it's not about some weird trick or ancient technique.
They take pride in producing and obtaining the good quality ingredients and I see Italians conservatively sticking to the basics.
On the other hand, in other countries where the produce quality is not exactly on the level of the ones in Italy, they tend to experiment with different techniques or ingredients. I would say that often the succeed in coming up with good combinations.
- greenonions 5y agoThis seems pretty accurate; the quality of the flour, tomatoes, and other ingredients just can't match up in Korea. There are some Korean dishes which do rely on ingredients and simplicity, thinking of a dish like mulhwae, but pizza is kind of a novelty. And if it's going to be a novelty, it might as well be a bit of a spectacal. Personally, I love exploring both sides!
- steve_adams_86 5y agoI think exploring both sides is essential. I bet pizza was the result of exploring multiple cuisines once upon a time. Exploration is why we have so many awesome foods.
- PartiallyTyped 5y agoTo say that technique isn't part of what makes Italian cuisine good is a bit inane, many pasta dishes are just plain bad without good technique, e.g. spaghetti aglio e olio becomes an oily mess, the cheese in caccio e peppe breaks, the eggs break in carbonara.